Iran

Iran, (Persian: ايران‎ , Īrān), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايران‎ ), and formerly known as Persia in the West, is a large Western Asian country located in the Middle East, South/Central Asia and the Caucasus. Iran borders Armenia, Azerbaijan (including its Nakhichevan exclave) and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and Iraq and Turkey to the west. In addition, it borders the Persian Gulf, across which lie Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Shi'a Islam is the official state religion and Persian the official language. Tehran is the Capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Country Code: 98